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Leners Patent No. @avea-dma october s, 1867.

IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE.

TO ALL WI-IOM IT MAY CONOERN De it known that I, JOIINVAIL, of'Yankee Ji'ms, .in the county of Placer, and State of California, have invented a new and improved Washing Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact1descript'ion thereof, which will'ennble those skilled in the art to make and usc the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming'part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine, taken through the line :z: 11:, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the liney y, iig. I.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and convenient machine for` washing clothes, which shall be easily operated, and will do its work quickly and thoroughly; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of the slidngbox or tub, pounders, shafts, cams, and crank-shaft with cach other and with the frame of the machine; in the combination of an ordinary wash-board and movable side with the box; in the combination of the levers and block with the sliding tub and frame of the machine, ,and in the combination of the lever, shaft, arm, and movable frame with the frame ofthe machinefand with the pounder-shafts the whole beingr constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the frame of the machine, upon the sides of which the box or tub B slides back and forth. The tub Pris made rectangular in form, and the upper part of its front side b1 is made movable, so that it may be turned downto stand'at an angle, and it has an ordinary wash or rub-board, C, attached to it for convenience iu rubbing any spots or parts of the clothes that may not be made suiiiciently clean by the pounders. When closed the side b is held up by spring catches b attached to the ends of the tub, as shown in tig. 2. D are the pounders, which I prefer to make of oak or other hard wood, and about twenty-five pounds in weight. The pounders D are attached to the lowerfends of the shafts E, which pass up through the guide-bar F, and through the movable bar or frame G. `The shafts E have heads or caps e attached to their upper ends to prevent their dropping through the frame or bar G. The shafts E are also furnished with disks or wheels, e2, upon which the cams H act to'uraise and at the same time partially rotate the shafts E, so that the pounders D may strike the The cams-` H are double, so that each of them may operate its shaft twice at each revolution. The cams Hoare attached to the shaft I, which revolves in bearings in the frame A, and is operated by the crank J, attached to one of its ends. To the ends of the bar G are attached arms g', that pass down through keepersattached tothe 'frame'A, so that the bar G may be raised or lowered, as desired, to regulate the stroke of the pounders according to the requirements of the articles being washed. Kis alever rigidly attached to the end of a shaft, L, which worksin bearings in the frame A, and to its inner end is rigidly attached an arm or lever, M,.having a pi`nm., attached to its free end,'.which passes under the middle of the bar or frame G, so that it may be raised or lowered by operating the lever K. This also enables the pounders to be lifted up out of the Way when adjusting the clothes, or -while moving the tub B back and forth, to bring all parts of the clothes under-the action of'the pounders D. N is a lever, pivoted to the end of the frame A, andthe lower end of which is pivoted to the outer end of the lever 0, which passes in beneath the sills .of the frame A, to which it is pivoted, and the end of which enters and works in a slot in the block P, attached or pivoted to the bottom of the tub B, so that the said tub may be conveniently moved back and forth, as required. It should be observedthat the entire machine is made of wood, with the exception of the rubbing-board C, which may bemade of zinc.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenty 1. The combination and arrangement of the sliding-*box or tub B,the pounders D, shafts E, cams H, and shaft I with each other and with the frameA, substantially in the manner'herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

l 2. "he-combination otgan ordinary-'wash-board, G, and movable side bl with the tub B, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. o

i 3. The combination of the leversN and O and block P with the sliding tub B, and with the frame A ofthe machine, substantially as herein'shown and described, andfor the purpose set forth.

Y 4. 'The Ycombination of th'e levcrK, shaft L, arm M, and movable frame G with the pouuder-shafts E, and with the frame A of 4the machine, substantially as herein `shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

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Witnesses:

S. W. BownAN, Taos. Nnsnrrn, Jr. 

